The Cardinals Minor League Notebook 08/25

Ray Mileur

08/25/2008

Brett Wallace hit two home runs, including a walk off blast as the Springfield Cardinals picked up a big 6-5 win over the Arkansas Travelers Sunday night to stay in a tie for 1st place with Northwest Arkansas.

Games Played Sunday

Memphis Redbirds (Triple-A) - Lost to Omaha 5-4

The Redbirds were eliminated from postseason contention Sunday, losing to Omaha, 5-4, in 10 innings. The Redbirds concluded their 2008 Pacific Coast League road schedule
With 38 wins on the season, more road victories than any other team in the league. The team's road win total is the second-most in franchise history trailing only the 2000 PCL Championship team that won 41 games on the road.

The Redbirds got off to an early the lead on David Freese's three-run first inning homer, but it wasn't enough to hold off the Royals. Outfielder Nick Stavinoha had a good day at the plate, going 3-for-5, raising his batting average to .337.

Starter Jess Todd had a decent start, pitching six complete innings, giving up just two runs on two hits, one of them a home run and five walks, while striking out four. The difference between a decent start and a good start, five walks.

Brett Wallace hit two home runs and
Daryl Jones continued to swing one of the hottest bats in the league since moving to the lead off spot, with two singles and a home run of his own on Sunday.

Major league pitcher and former Springfield Cardinal Josh Kinney pitched a scoreless seventh inning on a medical rehab assignment. Kinney is recovering from Tommy John elbow surgery, and has been out since the 2006 postseason.

Kinney hit his first batter, but got the next man to ground into a double play, and struck out the final batter he faced to end the inning. He threw a total of seven pitches, six of them for strikes.

Elsewhere, Northwest Arkansas picked up a 3-1 win over Tulsa, leaving them tied with Springfield for first place in the Texas League North standings.

The River Bandits slipped to 3.5 games out of a playoff spot, with eight games remaining in the regular season, with the 5-3 loss to Wisconsin Sunday.

Starter Deryk Hooker continues to pitch in tough luck, deserving a much better fate than a no decision. Hooker scattered five hits and two walks over six complete innings, giving up just one run, while striking out six.

Jonathan Stambaugh suffered a blown save and the loss for Quad Cities, tossing two frames and allowing four runs, three of them earned, on four hits in the bottom of the seventh

The Muckdogs won their seventh straight game and remain in first place with the slim half game lead over Jamestown.

Arquimedes Nieto improved to 6-0 with Batavia, picking up the win Sunday in relief of starter Zachary Pitts. Pitts gave up two runs in five innings on three hits and two walks, while striking out eight. Nieto finished the day, pitching three no-hit innings, giving up no walks, while striking out one.

Shortstop Colt Sedbrook went 3-for-4 on the day, but it was first baseman Xavier Scruggs' three-run homer that propelled the Dogs to victory.